diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bae3d057f..3e163abef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@ test/zblat1
 test/zblat2
 test/zblat3
 build
+build.*
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bca1899e..25b88d565 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,3 +56,25 @@ foreach (BLAS_DIR ${BLASDIRS})
   add_subdirectory(${BLAS_DIR})
 endforeach ()
 
+#Save the config files for installation
+#	@cp Makefile.conf Makefile.conf_last
+#	@cp config.h config_last.h
+#ifdef QUAD_PRECISION
+#	@echo "#define QUAD_PRECISION">> config_last.h
+#endif
+#ifeq ($(EXPRECISION), 1)
+#	@echo "#define EXPRECISION">> config_last.h
+#endif
+###
+#ifeq ($(DYNAMIC_ARCH), 1)
+#	@$(MAKE) -C kernel commonlibs || exit 1
+#	@for d in $(DYNAMIC_CORE) ; \
+#	do  $(MAKE) GOTOBLAS_MAKEFILE= -C kernel TARGET_CORE=$$d kernel || exit 1 ;\
+#	done
+#	@echo DYNAMIC_ARCH=1 >> Makefile.conf_last
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_THREAD
+#	@echo USE_THREAD=$(USE_THREAD) >>  Makefile.conf_last
+#endif
+#	@touch lib.grd
+
diff --git a/cmake/system.cmake b/cmake/system.cmake
index dc5aec2f2..11f0c5cdd 100644
--- a/cmake/system.cmake
+++ b/cmake/system.cmake
@@ -128,3 +128,5 @@ set(DLLWRAP "$(CROSS_SUFFIX)dllwrap")
 set(OBJCOPY "$(CROSS_SUFFIX)objcopy")
 set(OBJCONV "$(CROSS_SUFFIX)objconv")
 
+# TODO: convert rest of Makefile.system, left off at "OS dependent settings"
+
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62a889f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+
+include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+# TODO: Need to generate object files for S, D, C, Q and X - start with D for now.
+#       The sources are the same, but there are additional preprocessor definitions depending on the precision (see Makefile.tail).
+
+add_library(DBLAS1OBJS OBJECT
+  axpy.c swap.c 
+  copy.c scal.c 
+  dot.c
+  asum.c nrm2.c 
+  max.c # amax/min/amin compiled later from same source
+  rot.c rotg.c rotm.c rotmg.c 
+  axpby.c
+)
+
+# N.B. The original Makefile passed in -UUSE_MIN and -UUSE_ABS (where appropriate), no way to do that at a source-level in cmake. REMOVE_DEFINITIONS removes a definition for the rest of the compilation.
+add_library(AMAX_OBJ OBJECT max.c)
+set_target_properties(AMAX_OBJ PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS USE_ABS)
+add_library(AMIN_OBJ OBJECT max.c)
+set_target_properties(AMIN_OBJ PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS USE_ABS)
+set_target_properties(AMIN_OBJ PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS USE_MIN)
+add_library(MIN_OBJ OBJECT max.c)
+set_target_properties(MIN_OBJ PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS USE_MIN)
+
+# TODO: USE_NETLIB_GEMV shoudl switch gemv.c to netlib/*gemv.f
+add_library(DBLAS2OBJS OBJECT
+  gemv.c ger.c 
+  trsv.c trmv.c symv.c 
+  syr.c  syr2.c gbmv.c 
+  sbmv.c spmv.c 
+  spr.c  spr2.c 
+  tbsv.c tbmv.c 
+  tpsv.c tpmv.c
+)
+
+add_library(DBLAS3OBJS OBJECT
+  gemm.c symm.c
+  trsm.c syrk.c syr2k.c 
+  omatcopy.c imatcopy.c
+)
+
+# trmm is trsm with a compiler flag set
+add_library(TRMM_OBJ OBJECT trsm.c)
+set_target_properties(TRMM_OBJ PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS TRMM)
+